Saint Gobain ‘Program Compass’
ONBOARDING
Gamification for managers: Compass program
The Saint-Gobain Group, which includes 20 companies, wanted to raise its managerial competence model to the highest level. One of the challenges was also to standardize the level of competence for newly appointed managers, of which there are more than a dozen per quarter. In this regard, Saint-Gobain set as a goal the best possible implementation of new managers.
In this program, which has been running for 6 years and 17 editions, we prepare managers for their new role and introduce them to the tasks of their new job, in accordance with a consistent management model based on the Saint-Gobain Group’s Approaches and Principles. The primary goal of the program is to help participants properly understand and fulfill their new role. Through the program, managers will have the opportunity to exchange experiences while communicating with other participants.
What does the onboarding process look like for a boss-leadership role?
We have implemented comprehensive managerial onboarding for all newly appointed and newly hired Saint Gobain Managers. Managers with longer tenure were, of course, also able to join the program.
The goal of the Compass Program was to prepare managers for their new role and implement them in the tasks of their new position. All, of course, in accordance with a consistent management model based primarily on the Saint Gobain Group’s Attitudes and Principles.
Saint Gobain Program Compass participants were also taken on a virtual tour of eight European capitals. In each of them, interesting challenges and tasks awaited them to develop the skills trained during the workshop sessions.
This is the 18th edition of the PROGRAM!.




Effects of gamification for managers
The process of role-based gamification for Saint Gobain has become a permanent part of the e-learning ecosystem. That is, every new manager has access to this solution. Those who participated in the first editions of the project are currently inviting their subordinates to participate.
The result of this hybrid (combining in-house training and an online platform) solution is for the client to implement a unified management model at all levels of the organization. Also successful is a transparent and effective on-boarding model for new managers.
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